Monday, January 18, 2010

Terrorist Spotlight: Husayn Muhammad Al-Umari

Age progression photo on the right

Husayn Muhammad Al-Umari

CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ASSAULT AND DAMAGE PROPERTY;

CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER;

MURDER;

AIRCRAFT SABOTAGE;

DAMAGING AIRCRAFT USED IN FOREIGN COMMERCE;

PLACING BOMBS ON AIRCRAFT;

ASSAULT;

ATTEMPTED AIRCRAFT SABOTAGE;

AIDING AND ABETTING


HUSAYN MUHAMMAD AL-UMARI

Aliases: Abu Ibrahim, Hussein Mohammed Al-Umari, "The Bomb Man"

DESCRIPTION

Date of Birth Used: 1936
Hair: Black/Gray (balding)
Place of Birth: Jaffa, Palestine
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'7" to 5'8"
Sex: Male
Weight: Unknown
Complexion: Light
Build: Medium to large
Citizenship: Unknown
Languages: Palestinian Arabic (Lebanese accent), English

Scars and Marks: Al-Umari has a scar on the fingers of his right hand to his forearm, and a scar on his left hand in the web between the thumb and index finger (2 to 3 inches).

Remarks: Al-Umari has thin lips, a cleft chin, and a wide mouth. He wears a mustache, glasses, and dresses very well. Al-Umari is a Sunni Muslim and doesn't drink or gamble, but smokes Cuban cigars. He has a high school education and is a mechanic and explosives expert. Al-Umari formed 15 May Organization in 1979, whose mission was to promote the Palestinian cause through violence towards supporters of Israel. Al-Umari has a Lebanese passport.

Husayn Muhammad Al-Umari was indicted in the District of Columbia for his alleged role in the August 11, 1982, bombing of Pan Am Flight 830, while it was en route from Japan to Hawaii. He is alleged to have prepared the bomb that was placed under a seat on Flight 830, resulting in the death of a 16-year-old passenger and injuring 16 other passengers.

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.

FBI

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